Mike Wendling Reporting fromDresden, New York BBC Listen to Mike read this article For the last five years, a loud hum has been a continual backdrop to birdsong and the occasional barking dog in the village of Dresden, New York […]
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US President Donald Trump’s allies in Congress have continued attempts to pass a comprehensive tax and spending bill, holding talks through Tuesday night to try to quell Republican dissent. The bill includes several of Trump’s top priorities: extending tax cuts
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The US has accepted a plane from Qatar, a gift that sparked criticism including from some of President Trump’s biggest supporters. “The secretary of defense has accepted a Boeing 747 from Qatar in accordance with all federal rules and regulations,”
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Democratic Congresswoman LaMonica McIver of New Jersey is being charged with assault after a confrontation with officers outside an immigration detention centre. Alina Habba – the interim US attorney for the state and an ally of President Donald Trump –
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Reuters US President Donald Trump and Qatar’s Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani at a signing ceremony in Doha on Wednesday In his eagerness to accept a plane from Qatar, Donald Trump has achieved a remarkable feat, uniting many partisans
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BBC / Mike Wendling Mary Simons drove to the church where Pope Leo XIV spent his childhood when she heard the news he had been named leader of the Catholic Church The church where Pope Leo XIV attended mass as
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US Justice Department The aftermath of an arson attack on a Tesla dealership in Oregon, pictured in court documents US Attorney General Pam Bondi said Thursday that three defendants accused of vandalism targeting Elon Musk’s Tesla electric vehicle company could
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A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration from taking any further steps to shut down the US Agency for International Development (USAID) In a ruling Tuesday, Judge Theodore Chuang said the efforts, led by Trump ally Elon Musk’s Department
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Video shows alleged gang members deported by US in El Salvador mega-jail A US federal judge has questioned why the Trump administration failed to obey his order halting the deportations of alleged Venezuelan gang members. James Boasberg, the top federal
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Mike Wendling BBC News, Chicago BBC An argument in the White House tore apart the US alliance with Ukraine, shook European leaders and highlighted JD Vance’s key role in forcefully expressing Donald Trump’s foreign policy. The vice-president has come out
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